BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Mitac MIO A501

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Curve 8530: 29 g lighter

  Curve 8530:

  106 g

  MIO A501:

  135 g

• Screen diagonal

  Curve 8530: 0.24 in smaller diagonal

  Curve 8530:

  2.46 in

  MIO A501:

  2.7 in

• Depth

  Curve 8530: 6.8 mm thinner

  Curve 8530:

  13.9 mm

  MIO A501:

  20.7 mm

• Height

  MIO A501: 13.3 mm shorter

  Curve 8530:

  109 mm

  MIO A501:

  95.7 mm

• Release year

  Curve 8530:

  2009

  MIO A501:

  2007

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Curve 8530

   Height:

   109 mm +13.3 mm versus MIO A501

   Width:

   60 mm

   Depth:

   13.9 mm

2. 2. MIO A501

   Height:

   95.7 mm

   Width:

   59.6 mm

   Depth:

   20.7 mm +6.8 mm versus Curve 8530

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Curve 8530

   Screen diagonal:

   2.46 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   18.7 cm²

2. 2. MIO A501

   Screen diagonal:

   2.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   22.6 cm²

MIO A501 has approximately 20.5% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8530.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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